Team Fifth
News from 5th Grade
Providence Elementary School
Contact the Team
- Dr. Campbell- manda.campbell@carrollcountyschools.com
- Mrs. Nestor- stephanie.nestor@carrollcountyschools.com
- Ms. Rice- nikki.rice@carrollcountyschools.com

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- Share pictures
- Go LIVE so you can take a peek in our classrooms
- Communicate with you
- Send reminders of upcoming events, news, etc.
To join, send Ms. Rice your email address associated with your facebook account. You can send it through Class Dojo or email me directly at nikki.rice@carrollcountyschools.com.
Mark your Calendars
February
5-9- Book Fair
5- Cluster STEAM Night @ THS (6:00-7:30pm)
6- Science Test over Electricity and Magnets
7- Progress Reports go home
8- Book Fair Family Shop (2-5:30pm) & Family Night (5:30-7:00pm)
9- Cinderella Ball (6:00-8:00pm)
12-16- Random Acts of Kindness Week
14- Valentine's Day
16- Makeup Day for Inclement Weather
19- Makeup Day for Inclement Weather (President's Day)
23- STEM Day & Jump Rope for Heart
26-28- Dr. Seuss Week
28- Spring Pictures
*Last Week of Feb*- STAR Testing
Common Assessment Windows
Feb 5-6- Math Common Assessment #3 - Fractions
Feb 15- March 2- Social Studies Common Assessment
Learning in 5th Grade
Math: Geometry
Games for kids--
https://www.mathplayground.com/index_geometry.html
Key Vocabulary--
- equivalent fraction
- benchmark fraction
- mixed number
- improper fraction
- simplest form
ELA
Reading Focus: Cause and Effect
Writing Focus: Opinion
Grammar Focus: Figurative Language
Monthly Focus: Cause and Effect
Anchor Text: The Watson's Go to Birmingham
- cause/ effect
- historical text
- evidence
- similes
- metaphors
- opinion
- argumentative
- introduction
- topic
- multi-paragraph
- organizational structure
- reasons
- details
- conclusion
- context clues
- multiple meaning words
- synonyms
- antonyms
- figurative language
- adage
- proverbs
Helpful Websites
http://www.teachingwithamountainview.com/2015/01/teaching-cause-and-effect-in-upper.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoSBVNUO2LU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTWXWVvSpa0
Social Studies: WW2 and Cold War
Science: Electricity and Magnetism
Key Vocabulary:
- Crust
- Mantle
- Core
- Epicenter
- Focus
- Seismograph
- Plate Tectonics
- Volcanoes
- Earthquakes
- Levees
- Dams
- Magma
- Erosion
- Weathering
Student of the Month - Kindness
Homework Reminders
- Homework is given weekly with daily due dates for us to go over in class
- Homework covers skills we have already taught in class
- 20 minutes of reading and completing the reading log is required daily
- Students who have not mastered their multiplication facts, will be given additional homework to assist in mastering these facts
Class Dojo can be accessed to review behavior and classroom updates. You can also send direct messages to teachers or view classroom announcements.
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